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DBoon

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3. that's insane

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 10:28 AM

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Congress specifying how computer operating systems authorize their users?

Are they next going to require that computer operating systems verify the citizenship of users? Can't have illegal immigrants using american computers you know.

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Parents Decide Act: US bill would mandate operating system-level age verification [View all] Eugene Saturday OP

More nanny state bullshit. With a particularly Orwellian name. Blues Heron Saturday #1

Child-resistant caps for computers, more crap for adults to deal with while the kids figure out an easy bypass nt yaesu Saturday #2

that's insane DBoon Saturday #3

censorship by any other name... justaprogressive Saturday #4

next SonOfNebanaube Saturday #5